-li

Meaning

1. (morpheme) with, containing; forms adjectives from nouns. This usage is treated as a "case suffix" and is separated from proper nouns by an apostrophe.
2. (morpheme) of, from; of a nation or place. This usage is treated as a "word-forming suffix" and is not separated from proper nouns by an apostrophe. The demonym formed this way functions equally as an adjective and as a noun. It is commonly encountered in surnames derived from the names of towns and cities.
3. (morpheme) Added to sports organizations to form names for their fans.

Opposite of

-siz

Synonyms

ile

-lık

-h

Pronounced as (IPA)

/li/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: ـلی

In summary

Etymology tree
Proto-Turkic *-lig
Ottoman Turkish ـلو (-lı, -li, -lu, -lü)
Ottoman Turkish ـلی (-lı, -li, -lu, -lü)
Turkish -li
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـلی (-lı, -li, -lu, -lü), from ـلو (-lı, -li, -lu, -lü), from Proto-Turkic *-lig.